The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-09-23

lions OF her heart, but alas! IL
the ihfidelity OF man; be soon bC
came tired OF her love Hs a chill
would of a toy aud cast il from bin
, and sought the love of another
When her false lover came BON
the morning after the marriage 1
, receive her congratulations, b
found her sitting on the rock dead
aud be had simply e L l. A carve,
upon that rock to perpetuate TIN
memory of one who had loved hin
so well.
There are many interesting sto
ries told about this mountain, ant
the legend of the origin OF thu
name is moi without interest. W.
give it as follows:
Long, long ago ere the ohangeful hand
OF civilized man had wrought the wonder
full revelations that SO delight and en-
trance visiting strangers, "a dusky tribe o.
warlike IndiaPs took up their strOngh ole
on the top of the peak now known Al
Monte SanO. The chief was q noted war
riOr and w9S known and feared through
out the whole country for his daring cour-
age and dastardly cruelty. His word was
law and woe be he who challenged it
he asked and gave no quarter. Sour and
cross, he was easily offended and to offend
him meant death.
Fol the slightest offense his wives were
murdered, and for trivial disobedience h {
children were shot. But one soft spot re-.
NAMED in his S ony heart and this oasis
was filed with love for his lovely daugh-
ter Monte, who was the pride of the tribe
and the beauty OF the land.
She tyTanized only her father and was
adored and loved by all of his warlike
followers. He had killed her mother when
she. was an infant and she was reared by
his own hand She accompanied him in
his travels and rode by him in battle. Once
she was wounded with II lance in the hands
of a warrior of a hostile tribe, and her
father canqu red, chained and buried
every man, woman and child OF the tribe
to which the offender belonged. She was
in fact a part OF him-his better part. d.
Her suitOrs were numerous, for her
beauty was sublime, but her dark eyes
sparkled only for one and her envied caress
only one could claim. This ~faVorite was
a noble fellow. His frame was large and
gracefully pTOpOrtiOned, his step was firm,
bis shoulders square and his general APP
peaTance was an insignia of manhood and
independence. He had always been her
hero. When children, he had fought her
battles and ga ned her couqucsts; be had
brought her flowers that other. lovers could
not find he had scaled cliffs that others
dared not climb, to bring her some play
thing that should please her wish. With
manhood his owe increased. and he was
her acknowledged lover, her hero and her
slave.
Tins tima wnpa nm aud Ora 1,v Al nor+,
of the Chiefs followers brought captive
to the camp a Young white hunter. They
had found him with two companions and
alter a brave defense, had succeeded in
capturing him after having killed the
other two. He was u fair haired white
faced boy with bright aud shapely limbs.
His advent OccasiOned much excl cement.
They said that he had come from the
north where the snow had changed the
color from red to white. They stripped
him of his tTineets and held II council as
to what should be done with him. She
admired his independence and loved his
oddly. She tOlL her lover of her wish
to save the white stranger aud he prom
ised its fulti lment. III the council he
was the white mans advocate but few
were his supporters. Finally he suggest
ed that the matter be left to the Great
Spirit. That he aud an advocate OF the
other side fight and let the issue decide
who was right. His wishes were cOncel-
ed by the great chief and a massive war
riOr was chosen as his antagonist. With
4 fitting farewell to his Monte he took
his stand to fight her cause. The battle
was a furiOu one. No weapons were
used but death must decide the issue
The con batants fought lonl; and nobly
and it seemed hat the young chief must
at last give way just then however he
met the eye of his sweetheart Monte
which decided the victory. Quick as u
lash he spraRg into the air and grasping
his adyers1ry's neck in his strong embrace
the bone like "A stick and hurled
The body far into the air.
An embrace from Monte was his reward
aud the tribe declared that the Great
Spirit had decreed that the white man
be one of them. And so it was
that he remained. As the months wore
IN he in turn learned to love the nut
brown beauty who by this this time had
become so enarmOred of the stranger that
The attentions of her old sweetheart in
-eTested her no longer.
One quiet summer evening Monte and
Ter dusky lover sat together on top of the
bluff, lin front of the present maguif-
hOtel) looking down into the quiet
ralley below. He swOre his love by the
stars, the solemn moon and the
tribe of which her father was the
,hief. He plead his cause elOqnontly aud
earnestly. But tho white lover was a ST.
ent auditor to the passionate prayer !
md fOrgetful of The gratitude due his ri {
under cover of darkness and with
lien: steps approached aud whispered in I
he maiden's ears, "MOnte, say no." a.,
The maiden heard and yielled. She told !
Ter faithful loveNthat his cause was a
ost one. With the impulse of a startled .
mex he sprang to his feet, gave her one .
ast passionate kiss, threw Inns If head. |
Ong over the side Of the cliff and fell a n
corpse on the cruel rocks below. T.
When she realized what her lover had =
lone MOute's old love fire returned and U
'urned strong in her bosom. The happy a
lays of her childhood returned, when her Il
over wa her all. She remembered how. !,
With pride she had witnessed his acts of y
ravery and devotion, and how she had V
,lOried in his strength and beauty. With a b
majesty she bade her white lover
and gaze on the trouble he had ~
Trought, then cOntemptu ously babe him q
cave. He stood aghast at the transfor- u
nation she had undergone, and turned to el
the spot. In an Instant he heard a a,
~ and saw her spring far into space and :
all q lifeless mass beside her unfortu- u
ate lover. He descended the bluff aud o.
arTied the PROSTATE forms into the adj II
cave, where he left them and fed, ri
ever 80 return. y
IL is said that on clear summer nights a
hen a loving couple are seated on the1 FL
rock that the crafty, cunning ~
reezes, wishing TO witness another tra9- nj
1y, whispers IN the ears of the maiden, !.
Monte say no." but the maiden, antici- .
lting the wish Of the breeze, says "yes-' Il
This is the legend OF how Nonta Sane re-